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AWS ENiCrFe-2 vs. EN AC-51400 Aluminum

AWS ENiCrFe-2 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-51400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2 and the bottom bar is EN AC-51400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
67
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
910
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.5 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 12
0 to 0.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 62 to 85
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15